“Fun Day” at Nelson Ledges, May 12th!

I am attending a track day at Nelson on May 12[SUP]th[/SUP] and wanted to once again try to rally up the troops and get a contingent to head down and have some fun. You can read my synopsis from last year here (I need to fix the pics, sry)…

So far my friend Bob (’67 911) and I (’08 GTI) are in for sure. I have 4 other guys who ‘might’ go (2 guys with ’04 STI’s, an ’09 Mini Cooper S and a newer 911). We are going to meet up at the Rez in Silver Creek Friday afternoon at 3pm, head down and camp at the track overnight.

I cannot stress enough how much your driving skills will improve, how much you will learn about your car and how much fun you will have!!! At last years event I had 162 miles of track time….in ONE day! That is 81 laps folks.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions and consider this an open invitation for everyone here! You will have a blast!

Well I hope to finally meet some more of you! I'm meeting up at Seneca Hawk in Silver Creek at 3pm on Friday the 11th. Anyone is welcome to meet up with us and wagon-train down.... Bring some beer and maybe some wood for the campfire.

Probably later in the season I'll try to hit one. I need a helmet, fresh brake fluid(which i dont even feel like swapping out) and money. If I took the rocco (which I still have...ugh) i need a updated harness. Probably won't have all that by the 12th

Update: I talked to Scott Lane the Pres. of Nelson Ledges and they will leave the gate open for us so that we can camp at the track. I'm anticipating to arrive there at around 6pm. Anyone who is planning on going PM me and we can exchange phone numbers, just in case.

SMOOTH = FAST• The farther ahead you look, the smoother you will be.
• Never jerk the steering wheel or stomp the pedals.
• Smooth does not necessarily mean slow.

When trying to decide on the best approach for a particular turn, first think of the desired outcome and then work backwards to achieve that goal.

• Ex. Most turns are followed by straights and your desired outcome should be the fastest speed possible down the straight.

• To achieve that, you need the fastest exit speed from the turn.​

o Which means you usually need the earliest full throttle point possible while negotiating the turn.​

 To find that you need a controlled approach to the point you can apply full throttle.
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• Lesson: If you are still trying to save a slightly out of control car because you entered the turn too fast or applied the brakes too late, you will have to wait slightly longer to apply full throttle and will be slightly slower all the way down the straight.

When learning a new track or car, make your initial guesses of apex locations on the late side.

• An apex guessed too late results in a slightly slower lap time and adjustments can be made during future laps.
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• An apex guessed too early can easily result in an off-course excursion and negate the possibility of future laps.​